{"id":338843,"date":"2026-05-22T11:04:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=338843"},"modified":"2026-05-22T11:04:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:34:49","slug":"kyle-busch-2-time-nascar-racing-champion-dead-at-41-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/kyle-busch-2-time-nascar-racing-champion-dead-at-41-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Busch, 2-time NASCAR racing champion, dead at 41 &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By Steve Reed<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--noName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Associated Press<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-byline__datesWrapper\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__dates\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Posted May 21, 2026 6:14 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1 min read<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"l-article__details\" data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Descrease article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=03zxzk4qx#font-decrease\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--increase c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Increase Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Increase text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Increase article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=03zxzk4qx#font-increase\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"l-article__text js-story-text\" aria-label=\"Article text\">\n<p>Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR\u2019s three national series, has died at 41.<\/p>\n<p>The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying that Busch died after being hospitalized. No reason behind death was given.<\/p>\n<p>Busch\u2019s family said earlier Thursday that he was hospitalized with a \u201csevere illness,\u201d three days before he was to compete on the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the lack of Kyle Busch,\u201d the statement said. \u201cA future Hall of Famer, Kyle was a rare talent, one who comes along once in a generation. He was fierce, he was passionate, he was immensely expert and he cared deeply concerning the sport and fans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get every day National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get every day Canada news delivered to your inbox so you will never miss the day&#8217;s top stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The statement went on to say that \u201cthroughout a profession that spanned greater than 20 years, Kyle set records in national series wins, won championships at NASCAR\u2019s highest level and fostered the subsequent generation of drivers as an owner within the Truck Series.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Sports<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>His sharp wit and competitive spirit sparked a deep emotional reference to race fans of all ages, creating the proud and dependable \u2018Rowdy Nation.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_2616252_6a0fe33c79bf9\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"2616252\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/2616252\/#autoplay&#038;stickyiframe=miniplayer_2616252_6a0fe33c79bf9\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\" data-permutive-data=\"{\"content\":{\"name\":\"NASCAR star Kyle Busch surprises fan while stuck in traffic\",\"type\":\"video\",\"sections\":[\"videos\",\"national\",\"sports\",\"world\"],\"keywords\":[\"martinsville-speedway\",\"nascar\",\"race\",\"ridgeway-virginia\"],\"iab\":{\"categories\":[\"Sports\/Motor Sports\",\"Sports\"],\"tags\":[\"Auto racing\",\"Charlotte Motor Speedway\",\"Coca-Cola\",\"Coca-Cola 600\",\"Dover Motor Speedway\",\"Kyle Busch\",\"NASCAR\",\"NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series\",\"NASCAR Cup Series\",\"NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series\",\"National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum\",\"Oval track racing\",\"Richard Childress\",\"Wit\"]}}}\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'NASCAR star Kyle Busch surprises fan while stuck in traffic'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/41\/19\/SUN_KYLE_BUSCH_THUMB_030416.jpg?w=1040&#038;quality=70&#038;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">0:39<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">NASCAR star Kyle Busch surprises fan while stuck in traffic<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"l-article__copyright\">\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Steve Reed The Associated Press Posted May 21, 2026 6:14 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR\u2019s three national series, has died at 41. 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